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CompletedNCT04637607

Immediate Effect of Non-invasive Auricular Acupoint Stimulation for the Performance and the Meridian Activities of Archery Athletes

Immediate Effect of Non-invasive Auricular Acupoint Stimulation on the Performance and Meridian Activities of Archery Athletes- a Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
33 (actual)
Sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
13 Years – 26 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

In our hypothesis, auricular acupoint stimulation might improve the attention and heart rate variability in archery athletes. The meridian activities regarding the attention and action in Chinese medicine systems might be influenced.

Detailed description

During the execution of archery, attention is the key of performance in elite players, especially in the initial period. Auricular acupoint stimulation is one of the therapeutic methods of traditional Chinese medicine. It is widely applied in various diseases. Researches had concluded the use of auricular acupoint stimulation on amplifying the anesthesia effect, weight reduction and the cessation of substance abuse. This study aimed to investigate the immediate effect of non-invasive auricular acupoint stimulation on the performance and the meridian activities of archery athletes. The investigators will collect the meridian activities and balance index with Ryodoraku device, the continuous heart rate record and the scores of the two sections as the performance. The participants will rate their attention and fatigue levels through filling the self-reported questionnaires.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERAuricular acupoints stimulationNoninvasive auricular acupoints stimulation with seeds

Timeline

Start date
2019-10-22
Primary completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31
First posted
2020-11-20
Last updated
2021-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04637607. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.